Going from working for someone else to being almost entirely self-directed was both the scariest and most rewarding transition by far. While I still feel impostor syndrome, just completing often very dumb tasks to build a business is giving me way more confidence. I also feel much more aligned. While working for someone else, lightning was a distraction, but it was too important to ignore, so now I get to focus on it full time.

My life got turned completely upside-down, but I'm free to be nomadic while working harder than I've ever worked and feeling good about it. Also, explaining what I do for work to normal people is now a Herculean task.